Ara Shirinyan Rocks On at ‘Into the Field’ (Jacket 2)

The latest episode of Steve McLaughlin’s regular Jacket 2 podcast, “Into the Field,” features none other than L.A. poet and publisher, Ara Shirinyan. Shirinyan is one of the co-instigators of the famous Poetic Research Bureau reading series in Los Angeles, and is the author of Syria is in the World (Palm Press, 2007) and Your Country Is Great: Afghanistan-Guyana (Futurepoem Books, 2008) among others. Read his complete bio, here:

Ara Shirinyan is a poet and publisher living in Los Angeles. He runs Make Now Press and is a co-founder of the Poetic Research Bureau with Joseph Mosconi and Andrew Maxell. The PRB hosts a long-running reading series, publishes books, puts on exhibits, and generally advocates for experimental writing culture. Ara is also a co-founder of The Smell, a legendary L.A. punk venue. Ara’s books include Syria Is in the World (Palm Press, 2007), Your Country Is Great: Afghanistan-Guyana (Futurepoem Books, 2008), and Julia’s Wilderness (Poetic Research Bureau, 2014). You should check out Eric Rettberg’s recent essay on Shirinyan in Jacket2, “Laughing at Your Country is Great.”